This 1955 Ford Thunderbird was specified in Thunderbird Blue over turquoise and white upholstery, and it is powered by a 292ci V8 paired with a three-speed Fordomatic automatic transmission. The car is equipped with a white soft top and a removable white hardtop with porthole windows. It rides on 15″ wheels with whitewall tires and is equipped with chrome bumpers, a floor shifter, and a Thunderbird-branded cassette player. Acquired by the current owner in 2018, this Thunderbird is now offered on dealer consignment at no reserve with a clean California title.
Finished from the factory in Thunderbird Blue, the car has a white soft top as well as a white hardtop with porthole windows. Dual exhaust outlets exit through the rear bumperettes.
Body-color 15″ steel wheels are mounted with Coker Classic whitewall tires.
The bench seat is upholstered in turquoise with white inserts. Equipment includes a floor-mounted shifter, a heater, manual windows, and a Thunderbird-branded cassette player. A removable white console with cupholders is included and pictured in the gallery below.
The two-spoke steering wheel has a chrome horn ring and frames an Astra Dial instrument cluster with a sweeping 150-mph speedometer as well as a 5k-rpm tachometer, a clock, and gauges for fuel level and coolant temperature. The five-digit odometer shows 63k miles.
The P-code 292ci Y-block V8 is topped with a four-barrel carburetor and was factory rated at 198 horsepower. The engine is backed by a Fordomatic three-speed automatic transmission.
Decoding the data plate provides the following production information:
- P – 292ci V8, four-barrel carburetor
- 5 – 1955 model year
- F – Dearborn, Michigan, assembly
- H – Thunderbird
- 110560– Consecutive unit number
- Body: 40A – Thunderbitd convertible
- Color: T – Thunderbird Blue paint
- Trim: C – Turquoise and White vinyl upholstery
- Date: 1M – December 1st production date
